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First-Year Seminars

Registration for First-Year Seminars is limited to students in their first year of study at McGill, i.e., newly admitted students in U0 or U1. These courses are designed to provide closer interaction with professors and peers than is available in large introductory courses. These seminars focus on the latest scholarly developments in the field and expose students to advanced research methods. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. The maximum number of students in any seminar is 25, although some have lower enrolment caps.

Arts students may take only one First-Year Seminar, from either the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Science listings. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one.

Below is a complete listing of Arts courses for 2015-2016.

Arts FYS

Offered in the:

Fall

Winter

Summer

History: This seminar explores what it meant to be native, black, or white in Latin America from the colonial period to the present. It explores how conceptualisations of race and ethnicity shaped colonialism, social organisation, opportunities for mobility, visions of nationhood, and social movements.

Offered by: History and Classical Studies

Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them.

Maximum 25 students

Terms

Fall 2015

Instructors

Catherine C LeGrand

Science FYS

Offered in the:

Fall

Winter

Summer

Chemistry: A lecture/seminar course dealing with scientific publishing and ethics, science and the media, the world of plastics and cosmetics as well as talking with several professors about their careers and research, usually involving DNA and nanoscience.

Offered by: Chemistry

Fall

Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them.

Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them.

Terms

Fall 2015

Instructors

William G Minarik

Offered in the:

Fall

Winter

Summer

Psychology: Health is influenced by biological, psychological and social factors. The interaction between these determinants in the onset, course and recovery from a variety of diseases (e.g. AIDS) will be highlighted. Students will select one phase of a particular illness (e.g. remission following breast cancer treatment) and explore the related biopsychosocial factors.

Offered by: Psychology

Winter

Limit 25 students

Restriction: Not open to students who have taken SSMD 199. Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them.